Player Career

Deonte Roberts Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Deonte Roberts story

Deonte Roberts built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Brooklyn, NY wearing No. 6, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Deonte Roberts' career was his defensive production: 270 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 4 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Rutgers. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Deonte Roberts' production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.

The arc is straightforward: Deonte Roberts moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rutgers

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonRutgers0
2016 Regular SeasonRutgers736.777
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers7.537.88.50.5
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers534.18.8-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Michigan State

Week 13 · L 7-40 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#2

vs Michigan

Week 11 · L 7-42 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 7 · L 7-34 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Howard

Week 2 · W 52-14

2

Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#5

@ Ohio State

Week 2 · L 3-52 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Rutgers

7.5 primary output · 37.8 efficiency · 8.5 usage

63.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Rutgers

59

7 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Rutgers

56.6

5 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

2

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games